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So today I’m sharing my third Moana Inspired birthday project; my DIY Moana Boat and Oar. If you haven’t seen my other two Moana party decor/props you can check it out here and here.

We wanted to create a prop for the family to take fun photos with the kids. This project was a bit time consuming but the end result was well worth it.

What you’ll need (for the boat)…

Long Cardboard box

glue

brown paper roll (From Homes Depot – used for flooring)

tape

red paint (optional -craft store)

box cutter

white fabric (for the sail)

What you’ll need (for the Oar)…

Paper towel rolls

Cardboard

tape

brown paper roll (from Home Depot – used for flooring)

Boat Directions…

The first thing we did was tape the boxes end to end (length wise). Next we drew a cut line to create the shape of the boat. Very very carefully cut the boat using the box cutter.

Then we taped down the pieces using the brown paper roll (from Home Depot). We decided to add the Moana heart of the ocean logo to the boat for added flair.

For the sail: we drew the heart of the ocean on an old blanket that I was going to trash since it was ruined, but I decided to keep it for this project -I’m so glad I did! We taped the fabric to the brick wall using left over heavy duty double sided tape we bought from Home Depot.

There you have it, the boat and sail all pretty like with my two babies proudly posing!

Oar Directions…

First we drew then cut the cardboard shape (about six pieces), we went with an oval shape and added a ‘neck’ to insert it to the pole (or paper towel roll) and taped it down securely.

Next we lined the oar head with the brown paper liner and taped it.

We did decide to paint the oar a tan color (totally optional) and even added Maui’s signature (my daughter’s idea)! Cool eh? I think so!

There you have it folks! Our very own Moana boat and oar prop!

Here is the birthday girl and her sister happily posing with the props, which looks so cool BTW! Just don’t tell them I’m showing you this pic I promised I wouldn’t 😉 *insert sinister laugh*

Thank you so much for joining me today and if you do get a chance to create this project, make sure to share your mad skills with me on instagram and tag me @hipncreative or use the hashtag #hipncreative -Until next time guys, I hope you have a truly great day!

Hey friends, I hope you’re all doing well this beautiful Monday! Today I’m sharing how we turned our hold doors into a fresh modern door with just a few simple tools. I have to be honest and say that this project was easy and cheap. Especially since we had most of the tools on hand.

DOOR RENOVATION PROJECT

You will need…

Paint of your choice

paint brushes

Trim

Liquid nails

spray paint of your choice – for the hardware

On hand/Optional

Sander (optional)

finishing nail (optional)

clamps or painters tape to hold down the trim while they dry

horses or a stand for the the door to rest on

The first thing I did (after taking down my door) was to remove the hinges and door knob then sanded it down. This is totally optional, I did it because the doors we had had a lot of bumps and scratches and this would help us to paint without too much showing through.

Once we sanded the doors, we then proceeded with our first layer of paint. We then measured how we wanted our trim to look. This trim we bought was from Home Depot and cost about $1.29/sq. foot. We bought four 8 foot pieces which was enough for us to use on 2 doors. We measured about 6 inches from the top of the door. My wonderful husband then helped with the cutting of the trim. (because I’m totally a chicken when it comes to big machines lol).

We added some liquid nails to the back of the cut trim and held them in place with clamps. Since our doors are a bit warped we decided to add some finishing nails to keep them in place. (We were concerned that the trim would fall off in the future) We also added some caulk to fill in any gaps that were showing from the door and trim.

We finished off the door with a second coat of paint. We also spray painted our hardware with some matte black spray paint. I absolute love it and thinks the doors look way better than before. I managed to video tape some of the painting process and have it below. If you haven’t done so yet you should head over to my Youtube channel. I post new videos every week and it would mean so much to me to have you there.

Disclosure: This product was provided free of charge in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are genuinely my own.

I love decorating my home, I love to find beautiful items that I can incorporate into my decor that compliment my taste and budget. This can be quite a challenge when it comes to flowers. It’s fun to use real flowers and plants but I struggle with keeping them a live. If you follow me on instagram you’ll see that I have a beautiful hibiscus plant. I am very happy that my plant lives but I struggle with maintaining it. It’s a lot of work!

So when I was contacted by Commercial Silk Int’l., I thought the timing was perfect. Ever since I worked on my patio decor I have been on a kick to bring the outdoors in with plants and flowers and like I said they don’t last long but silk plants do. There are many benefits to having silk plants and flowers, one is that you can decorate your home with them all year long! Another is that there is no need to water them, which is great! And you can move them around and create a whole new look and for me that’s a win!

I received my package of artificial boxwood plants in the mail and was very happy with the quality of the plants. Not only were they packaged nicely, the plants themselves are beautiful. My oldest daughter thought they were real and actually touched it to see if they were! Ha fooled her! These beauties are perfect, they come in these silver pots with a no scratch base so your surfaces will be safe and the boxwood have a frosted look that gives a softness to them.

I love CrocPot/Slow Cooker Meals. It is such an easy way to make a meal, set it and forget it. It’s great for busy days as well as those hot summer days that are coming our way! One of the newest recipes we tried is this Cheesy Tortellini with Meatsauce. It is so good and a meal even some of the pickiest kids will love! Two of my Three kids are very picky (like their Momma) and they loved this easy recipe – they even asked for seconds.. seconds people! That’s a win! 😉

So here is what you’ll need for this easy recipe:

8oz. Pasta or Marinara Sauce (your choice)

10oz. Tortellini

2 cups of Mozzarella cheese (shredded) or more if you prefer

14oz. Diced Tomatoes

1lb. ground meat or turkey

Croc Pot/ Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Liner (optional)

This recipe is so easy it will take me longer to explain it that it is to make it lol. But I want to share this with you because I love it so much and when I love something I need to share it with my besties!

First brown your meat and drain; next add you diced tomatoes and sauce. Mix and let is sit on your croc pot for 3-4 Hours on High or 6-7 Hours on low. About 15 minutes before serving add the tortellini and mozzarella cheese. Cook for 15 minutes to allow cheese to melt and tortellini to cook and Boom done! Super easy right?

I served this with some warm garlic bread but you can totally eat as is or add some steamed veggies on the side to this meal.

That’s it guys I hope you try this recipe and if you do and you love it, please share it with me on instagram with the hashtag #hncrecipe I would love to see it! Here is a short video that I put together sharing my step by step instruction!

I’m super excited to be sharing with you my first of TWO Small Patio Makeover on a Budget series! Over the weekend my wonderful husband and I -with the help of our kids- cleaned and dressed our front patio. Getting it one step closer to being a beautiful oasis! One of the things we initially did was power wash our patio. What a difference that made! I didn’t think our patio was too bad but once we power washed it there are a huge difference! The photos don’t do it justice!

Once we were done with cleaning the patio we then planted some very pretty perennials and some awesome hanging baskets as well as some pretty plants around the patio seating area. It was a very simple project with minimal work (with the exception of planting the flowers).

The patio furniture we have was bought on sale from Wayfair last year – https://goo.gl/at1bth this is the set we got but we bough it at the end of the season and saved a ton! When we got it we used it in our back patio last year but decided move it to our front patio and get a larger set in the future for the back.

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